3 d. ago UK warns Israel 'end Gaza blockade now' as David Lammy condemns 'monstrous' actions

The UK suspended trade talks with Israel and summoned the ambassador, Tzipi Hotovely, for urgent talks as Foreign Secretary David Lammy warned 'history will judge them'

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3 d. ago UK suspends trade talks with Israel as Lammy condemns Gaza escalation as 'monstrous'

Sir Keir Starmer tells MPs he is ‘horrified’ by Israel’s military escalation in Gaza

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3 d. ago A moment of judgment has come at last: not just for Netanyahu but for his enablers | Owen Jones

Israel’s renewed assault on Gaza has prompted international condemnation, but many of those critics will face their own reckoning Suddenly, something is shifting. Last week, a stunning parliamentary intervention was delivered by the Tory backbencher Kit Malthouse. In a question to Hamish Falconer, Labour’s Middle East minister, he noted that “it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with the slaughter in Gaza”, adding that “crimes come daily”. Given Britain was signatory to various conventions imposing a “positive obligation to act to prevent genocide” and other crimes, Malthouse asked what advice the government had taken as to the liability of the prime minister, the foreign secretary, Falconer himself and previous ministers “when the reckoning comes”.The idea of a “reckoning” is clearly playing on the minds of western politicians. Perhaps it is even keeping them up at night. This week, Britain joined France and Canada in denouncing the suffering in Gaza as “intolerable”, th...

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3 d. ago Gaza latest: UK condemns Israel over ‘monstrous’ blockade as UN issues plea over famine crisis

Israel’s 11-week aid blockade came to an end this week - but the UN’s humanitarian chief dismissed the fresh supplies as a ‘drop in the ocean’

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3 d. ago Gaza latest: Desperate plea for Israel to prevent famine crisis as UN fears thousands more will die

Pressure is growing on Israel as the UK, Canada and France threaten ‘concrete actions’ against the Netanyahu government

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3 d. ago Watch: Starmer condemns Israel’s ‘utterly intolerable’ actions in Gaza

Sir Keir Starmer has described the “level of suffering” in Gaza as “utterly intolerable”.

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3 d. ago Mounting Gaza horror as Israel presses attack despite world condemnation

Crisis-hit Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu pushes on with his horror war on Gaza - snubbing growing global condemnation, accusing one outspoken critic of uttering 'anti semitic blood libels'

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3 d. ago Netanyahu hits back after UK, France and Canada threaten action – Israel

Leaders of UK, France and Canada condemn Israel’s ‘egregious actions’ in Gaza and warn of joint action if offensive continuesFull report: Netanyahu vows to ‘take control’ of GazaAs we mentioned in the opening post, the UK, France and Canada issued a rare joint condemnation of Israel, denouncing its expanded offensive in Gaza and the blocking of aid into the territory.It marks a change in tone from the UK and Canada - in particular – which have broadly backed Israel’s war and insisted on its “right to defend” itself despite it being accused of committing genocide and carrying out widespread and systematic violations of international law. France has been more openly critical of the Israeli military’s conduct. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Voices: The Trump administration’s plan to send Gazans to Libya is as stupid as it is evil

Trump and Starmer must condemn Israel’s self-defeating campaign in Gaza, writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

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8 d. ago Gary Lineker said it's 'important to know your history' days before sharing anti

The under-fire BBC Match Of The Day host, 64, told an interviewer he did not care about any 'backlash' over his strident condemnation of Israel in the Gaza war.

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1 week ago UK Lawyers for Israel condemned over claim war may reduce obesity in Gaza

Palestinian rights group says remarks criticising a Lancet analysis on impact of the conflict are ‘sickening’A UK-based advocacy group for Israel has been criticised for suggesting a reduction in obesity resulting from the war in Gaza may increase life expectancy there.The comments by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), which came amid warnings of impending famine in Gaza, were condemned as “sickening” by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). Continue reading...

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